diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index b2d83a597..2eac7507b 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -2629,6 +2629,26 @@ long dbGetPvlink(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int *pp,int *ms,char *pvname)
     }
 }
 
+void dbDumpPath(DBBASE *pdbbase)
+{
+    ELLLIST	*ppathList;
+    dbPathNode	*pdbPathNode;
+
+    if(!pdbbase) return;
+    ppathList = (ELLLIST *)pdbbase->pathPvt;
+    if(!ppathList || !(pdbPathNode = (dbPathNode *)ellFirst(ppathList))) {
+	printf("no path defined\n");
+	return;
+    }
+    while(pdbPathNode) {
+	printf("%s",pdbPathNode->directory);
+	pdbPathNode = (dbPathNode *)ellNext(&pdbPathNode->node);
+	if(pdbPathNode) printf(":");
+    }
+    printf("\n");
+    return;
+}
+
 void dbDumpRecord(dbBase *pdbbase,char *precdesname,int level)
 {
     if(!pdbbase) {
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
index d1f675a34..084e20411 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ long dbPutPvlink(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int pp,int ms,char *pvname);
 long dbGetPvlink(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int *pp,int *ms,char *pvname);
 
 /*dump routines*/
+void dbDumpPath(DBBASE *pdbbase);
 void dbDumpRecord(DBBASE *pdbbase,char *precdesname,int level);
 void dbDumpMenu(DBBASE *pdbbase,char *menuName);
 void dbDumpRecDes(DBBASE *pdbbase,char *recdesName);